Hip and abdominal supporting girdle



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HIP AND ABDOMINAL SUPPORTING GIRDLE Filed Oct. 27, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented July 9, 1929.

UNITED STATES EVA M. REESE, 0E cANToiv, OHIO.

HIP AND ABDOMINAL SUPPORTING GIR-DLE.

Application filed October 27, 1924. Serial No. 746,040.

This invention relates to girdles or corsets, and the objects of the improvement are to provide a girdle designed to reduce the hips and thighs of the wearer and to support the abdomen, the girdle being so constructed as to give freedom of movement to the limbs, while at the same time holding the figure firm and erect.

The support is adapted to come down well over the abdomen to afford support to the female organs and its appendages, and also affords sacral support to any degree of pressure to these parts that one may desire to produce.

The above and other objects are attained by providing a back portion to the lower portion of which the lower girdle members are connected, the upper edge portions of the girdle members being adjustably connected to the back portion by laces and terminating at a point spaced from the top of the back portion; a leg strap being connected at one end to each girdle member and connected by laces through the rear portion of the garment, straps being connected to said laces and arranged to be drawn around the lower portion of the abdomen and connected together by a buckle or the like; the front portion of the garment comprising a pair of members connected by laces to opposite side edges of the back member and arranged to be connected together in front by hooks and eyes or the like, the usual hose supporters being connected to the girdle members, leg straps and front members whereby the garment is held down in position upon the body, the entire structure being formed of material of a porous nature for the elimination of fetid matter, which may be stiffened by light whalebone or the like.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front perspective View of the girdle in position upon the wearer;

F 2, a similar view showing the front members unhooked and turned back to illustrate the position of the girdle members and leg straps;

Fig. 3, a rear elevation of the girdle upon the wearer;

Fig. at, an elevation of the inside of the girdle in open position;

Fig. 5, an elevation of the outside of the girdle in open position;

Fig. (3, an elevation of one of the girdle members with its attached leg strap, showing a portion of the back member; and

Fig. 7, a detached elevation of one of the front members.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the drawings.

The garment includes the back portion 1 having the stiffening ribs 2 at its side edges, and reinforced near its upper end as bv the tapes 3 upon the inner side thereof. h

This back section is slightly tapered from the bottom to the top and the girdle members 4 are connected to opposite sides thereof at the lower end. portions of the girdle members and back section.

A stiffening rib 5 is provided in the rear vertical edge of each girdle member and eyelets are formed in said ribs and the ribs 2 of the back section, whereby the upper portions of the girdle members may b adjustably connected to adjacent sides of the back sections by the laces 0.

A stiffening rib 7 is provided at the tree vertical edge of each girdle member. evelets being provided in said ribs whereby the girdle members are connected together in the front by the laces 8.

In order to further stiffen the girdle members, other stiffening ribs 9 may be located at intervals through the same, a hose supporter 10 being preferably connected to the lower edge of each girdle member adjacent to one of the ribs.

The upper edge of each girdle member may be bound, as, shown. at 11, and a similar binding as shown at 12, may extend around the lower edges of both girdle members and the back section.

Each of the girdle members is of substantially the shape best illustrated in Fig. 6, decreasing in height considerably from the rear toward the front and a leg strap 13, preferably formed of the same fabric as the remainder of the garment, and having an elastic portion 14, is connected to the under edge of each girdle member between the forward rib 9 and a reinforcing tape or rib 15.

A depending portion 16 may be formed upon each leg strap for the connection of a hose supporter 17 and the free end of each leg strap is provided with a stiffening rib 18 having eyelets 19 to receive laces 20, which are also passed through eyelets provided in the lower end of the rear rib 9, as indicated at 21, these laces being connected to a pair of st a ps or tapes 22 as by the rings 23, a buckle 01' similar fastening means 2d being provided on one of said straps whereby the straps may be connected together around the front of the wearer to supportthe lower port-ion of the abdomen, as shown in Fig. 2.

Each le strap is arranged to encircle the adjacent limb of the wearer, as shown in Fig. 2, thus holding the girdle members down in. position upon the wearer to properly support the abdomen and to come down well over the hips and thighs, molding them into perfect lines, while at-the same time giving freedom to the limbs, the elastic portions of the leg straps compensating for movement of the limbs or body.

*ach front member 25 is of substantially the shape shown in Figs. 5 and 7, the rear edge thereof being provided with a stiffening rib 26 provided. with eyelets to receive a lace 27 for attaching the same to the eyelets in the adjacent stiffening rib 2 of the back member.

As best shown in Fig; 5, the upperedges of the front and back members are substantially-flush, the lower end ofeach back member terminating at a. point sp: ced from the lower edge of theback member.

Depending portions 28 and 29 are formed at the rear and frontrespectively of each front member, for the attachment of the hose supporters 30. Stifiiening ribs are provided at the front edges of the frontmembers, as indicated at 31, and the usual corset hooks and eyes 32 are provided thereon for connecting the same together inthemanner illustrated in Fig. 1: Intermediate stiffening ribs may beprovided in each front memher, as indicated at-33, for further reinforc. ing the garment:

As best shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the-upper edge of the back and front members is arranged to be positioned about twoinches above the waist-line of the wearer, and in order to providefor adjusting the girdle portion, a tape or string 34 is connected to the inner. 'side' of eaclr front member and arranged to be adjustably secured to the upper edgeof each girdle portion, as by the eyelet formed in one of the ribs 9.

It will be obvious from the above description andan inspection of the accompanying drawings,- that a garment isprovided which not only accomplishes all of functions of the usual corset, but which in addition provided with the-adjustable girdle portion for supporting theabdomen and the straps 22 for supporting the lower portion thereof, the leg straps and numerous hose supporters holding the girdle and corset portions both in any desired adjustment, mold in g the hips and thighs into the proper lines.

I claims- A garment of the character described including a girdle provided with a back section, front sections of lesser height than the back section, continuously connected with the hack section at-lower portions of the back section and adjustably connected to the back section at'middle portions of the back section, the free ends of the front-sections being arranged to be detachably connected together, and frontmembers adjustably connected to the back section at middle portions and the upper portionnof the back section and arranged to lie over the front sections of the girdle and'to be detachably connected together at'their free edges, the top edge of the back section being in even, unbroken. alignment'with the top edges of the front members. 7

In testimony that l claim the above, T have hereunto subscribed myname;

EVAM; REESE. 

